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Triplandio Cebu City guide covers 12 travel guides across 33 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 47 self-guided walking tours in Cebu City with 234 POI, spanning 151.2 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Cebu City
City & Country Data Philippines (Cebu City)
Key travel data for Cebu City — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Philippines
Cost
HIGH
Safety
39
Health
21
Lifestyle
59
Infra
26
Rank
#78
Score
30
Tourists
1.5M/y
GDP/cap
$4.2k
Life Exp
69.9 yrs
Population
116.8M
Currency
PHP ₱
Language
Filipino
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in Cebu City
Coffee
$3.00
Beer
$1.50
Lunch
$5.00
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.50
Transit
$0.25
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$30.00/m
Salary
$500/m
Best time to visit Cebu City (Philippines)
Now (September) avg: 27°C, wetter month, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Apr & Mar.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
30°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:33 / 17:38
Local time
6:24
Sea Temp
30°C
Best Months 
Apr & Mar
Apr & Mar
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A whole pig roasted with herbs and spices. Fried spring rolls with a five-spice mixture. Fish grilled over charcoal. Trio of seafood: grilled, stew, and raw.
Traditional Local Food
Cebu City (Philippines)
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Main course
Meat
Lechon Cebu
Lechón Cebu
leh-chon seh-boo
· Whole roasted pig
Snack
Meat
Ngohiong
ngo-hiong
· Fried spring roll
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Sinugbang Isda
see-noog-bang ees-da
· Grilled fish
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
SuTuKil
soo-too-keel
· Grilled, stew, raw
